Charles finally gets crowned, Charles III is the oldest British royal heir in history to have the crown bestowed upon his head. At 74, it really is quite something. ‘KC3’ has a tough job on his hands, but after such a long wait, one can assume he won’t be letting it go now.
He has always wanted to be king
Charles’s popularity rating is, in fact, so low that some have even suggested his withdrawal from the future British throne in favour of his eldest son, William. However, Charles is having none of it, because he has made it clear on several occasions that he will be king at all costs.
Prepared but not so popular
All the royal chroniclers say that he is a highly educated man. He is rebellious, yes, but he has a very clear idea of what the British monarchy should be. His preparation never made him one of the most popular members of the British Royal Family, however.
King Charles III maintains the monarchy through succession
The event of the royal succession has received mixed opinions up and down the UK. Some wish the best for His Royal Highness; others wish for the crown to be passed to his son, William, Prince of Wales; while others call for the monarchy to be abolished entirely.
Elizabeth II’s first son
Raised and educated from an early age to become a British king, Charles studied at Gordonstoun School (Scotland) and later at Trinity College, Cambridge. Interestingly, Elizabeth II’s eldest son is the first Welsh-speaking prince born in England.
Longest-serving heir
Eldest of four children parented by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten), Charles will go down in history as the longest-serving heir in the history of the British monarchy. Before him, this honor was held by his great-great-grandfather Edward VII, who came to the throne at the age of 59. King Charles III was known for (a very long) time as Prince Charles. He could be defined as the eternal contender for the British throne. It was not until his seventies that Charles would get the responsibility he had been waiting for his whole life.
When Prince Charles was born
So what was life like for the ‘eternal heir’? The first son of the British Queen, Charles was born on November 14, 1948, in London.
The Rebel Prince
Charles was ‘The Rebel Prince’ according to journalist Tom Bower and his unauthorized biography with the same title. Bower describes Charles as “manic, envious, and addicted to luxury.”
Nostradamus vs King Charles
King Charles III will not be King for long. That is what a Nostradamus expert has interpreted from the sixteenth-century astrologer’s predicitons.
Not passing the crown to William?
Not only does the prediction suggest Charles’ time on the throne is limited, but also that the crown will pass on to an unexpected monarch.
Unexpected
The passage reads, “a man who never expected to become King” would take the throne, as depicted in a 1555 Nostradamus poem.
No longer in the picture?
Author Mario Reading, who wrote ‘Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies for the Future’, pondered on the issue, saying “Does that mean that Prince William, who could have expected to succeed his father, is no longer in the picture?”
Could William’s younger brother be the one?
As the Daily Record tells us, the author couldn’t put his finger on the reason why, but he interpreted this as though the Duke of Sussex would take his father’s place.
The women in his life
To understand both the private and public lives of Charles, we must talk about two women: Diana Spencer and Camilla Parker Bowles. To the first, he was married from 1981 to 1996, and to the second since 2005. They are the two loves in Charles’s life that have been talked about most. After a brief engagement, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981. The wedding of the prince to the 20-year-old was a worldwide event. Diana, daughter of Count Spencer, became the people’s princess.
She took the spotlight
From the moment of her arrival in the British court, Diana of Wales took all attention away from Charles. Her freshness and innocence quickly connected with the British people, making the prince’s wife enormously popular.
A womanizing prince
This massive popularity of Diana, added to the reputation of Charles as a womaniser and a party-goer, put the prince behind Diana in the people’s eyes. Soon enough, the press began to air the alleged problems in their marriage.
Diana of Wales dies
On 31 August 1997, Princess Diana of Wales died in a car accident in Paris. Her marriage to Charles had broken down in 1996. As she was immensely popular, her passing led to a further drop in Charles’s acceptance by the British people.
Charles to blame?
“Everyone’s going to blame me for Diana’s death, aren’t they? Everyone’s gone completely crazy,” Charles allegedly stated, according to Tom Bower’s biography.
And then there was… Camilla Parker Bowles
After the death of Diana, Charles resumed his romantic relationship with Camilla. Divorced and with two children, the future Duchess of Cornwall did not initially count on any applause from the British people